Concord Police Investigating The Death Of A Young Child In The City’s South End Neighborhood

CONCORD, NH — Concord police were on Dakin Street for several hours Friday investigating the death of a child.

Limited information is available at the time of publication, but police were sent to the two-family home just before 8 a.m. for a report of someone seeing what they thought might be a dead child inside an apartment. The child appeared to be alone in their room, they said.

Concord fire and rescue teams were also sent to the scene to assist with a cardiac arrest call, according to scanner chatter. A few minutes later, they confirmed the child, believed to be about 3 years old, was dead.

Firefighters cleared the scene around 8:15 a.m. Police deployed the evidence technician van to the scene.

Just before 11:30 a.m., police said investigators were requested to an unattended death call for service, and the investigation was in its “preliminary stages,” and the street would be closed during the investigation. Investigators cleared the scene around 2 p.m.

“This incident remains under investigation,” Lt. Thomas Yerkes of the Concord Police Department said Friday afternoon. “There is no danger to the public related to
this incident.”

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